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IVPD Business Management Course Now Accredited for CPD Points

The IVPD is delighted to advise that thanks to the magnificent response of IVPD member practices and indeed practices outside of the Institute to the petition to have business management courses accredited for CPD points, the SAVC has now agreed to recognise the importance of running veterinary practices according to sound business principles. SAVC has agreed to reallocate structured CPD points to accommodate practice management courses subject to approval by the CPD Accreditation Committee. The IVPD thanks all those veterinarians for their support in achieving this milestone by having the SAVC recognise the value business congresses and workshops bring to managing and growing a successful veterinary practice.

The Institute of Veterinary Practice Development was formed in June 2002. Currently it has branches in Gauteng, Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal and Namibia with a total membership of 161 paid up members.By bringing together like-minded practitioners, the IVPD focuses on improving the profitability of the involved practices through the application of sound business principles. Click here to read more...

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IVPD Business Workshops and Congress May 2012

Dr John Sheridan BVetMed CVPM DMS MRCVS, an internationally recognized speaker from the United Kingdom was the presenter at the Business Workshops and Congress held in May 2012.

For a copy of the presentations from the events email: ericadeg@iafrica.com

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The IVPD now qualify to apply for CPD points for IVPD Business Congresses, Workshops and Seminars.

Benchmarking

Do you know how much profit your practice is really making after all your costs, including your own costs as clinician, manager and leader are taken into account – and how that profit compares with other practices in your marketplace? Do you know how your three key cost headings compare with those of similar practices, how much revenue each ‘veterinary team’ in your practice generates every day and how many client transactions at the Average Transaction Value each veterinarian in your practice deal with every day and how you practice performance compares with other similar practices? You can use this FREE benchmark service from Veterinary Business Briefing to compare your practice with the median and with the lower and upper quartiles of all the participating practices like yours. Your data is guaranteed as secure, your practice will be allocated a unique identification code and you will receive an email report which will compare your practice performance with the median, lower and upper quartiles of all the participating practices like yours.

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Complete the Application for IVPD Membership form and the Shareholder Details form. Either fax to 086 672 6949 or email to ericadeg@iafrica.com together with proof of payment of R4,845-00 inclusive of VAT.

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“In the next decade and beyond, the ability to attract, develop, retain and deploy staff will be the single biggest determinant of a professional service firm’s competitive success”

Course 2011: Managing the Retail Process

By recognising the importance retail plays both in veterinary practices and in vet shops, the IVPD is proud to have developed an exciting new course – Managing the Retail Process. Click here to read more...